Cooperative learning techni
- 1. COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE:OBJECTIVES By Shams Kalati Shamskalati@gmail.com Cell 03337996286
- 2. I HEAR .I FORGET I SEE. I REMEMBER I DO. I UNDERSTAND
- 3. COOPEARTIVE LEARNING Coopeartive learning is a succesful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability,use variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject.Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learning,thus creating and atmosphere of achivement.Student work trough the assignment until all the members succesfuly understand and complete it. Cooperative Learning is a systematic strategy that encourages small groups of students to work together for the achievement of a common goal.
- 4. PROBLEMS 1.Noisy 2.Insufficient time 3.Inappropriate classroom setting for the cooperative learning activity 4.Lack of instinct motivation 5.Uncertanities of responsibilities 6.Lack of communication 7.Undetermined, unclearly stated task 8.There is no encouragement and direction from the teacher 9.Competition between the groups
- 5. TEACHERS ROLE IN PROBLEM SOLUTION 1.The task may be clearly defined and understood by all the members of groups. 2.Roles and individual assigments can be clearly understood, needed sources can be made available. 3.Realistic time Schedule can be developed with appropriate progress. 4.Classroom setting can be arranged according to activity.
- 6. CONT.… 5.The teacher can create and maintain a mutual feeling of resposibility to achieve group goals. 6.Careful encouragement and direction which is needed constantly can be given to the students. 7.The teacher can observe the group members studies.
- 7. CONT.. 1.Gain confidence from each other’s effort 2.Recognize that all group members share a commen fate 3. Know that one’s performance is mutually caudes by oneself and one’s team members 4.Feel proud and jointly celebrate when a group member is recognized for achievement. 5.Help sts develop conceptual reasoning and problem – solving skills..
- 8. IMPORTANCE Research has shown that cooperative learning techniques; 1.Promote learning and academic achievement 2.Increase retention 3.Enchance satisfaction with learning experience 4.Help develop skills in oral communication 5.Develop social skills 6.Promete self-esteem 7.Help to promote positive race relations.
- 9. ELEMENTS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING 1.Positive interdepence 2.Face to face interaction 3.Individual and group accountability 4.Interpersonal and small-group skills 5.Group processing
- 10. CLASSROOM ACTIVIES THAT USE COOPERATIVE LEARNING 1.Jigsaw 2.Three-step interview 3.Think-pair-share 4.Round robin brainstorming 5.Three-minute review 6.Numbered heads 7.Team pair solo 8.Circle the sage 9.Partners
- 11. WHAT ROLE THE TEACHER PLAY? 1.The teacher can merely provides a setting and atmosphere in which such attitudes and behaviours may develop. 2.Careful encouragement and direction is needed constantly by the teacher. 3.The teacher creates and maintains a mutual feeling of responsibility to achieve group goals. 4.The teacher is responsible for contributing specific info when needed.
- 12. ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE 1. Influence decision making. 2. Promote an atmosphere of cooperation and empathy seldom achieved in other learning situations. 3.Personal relationships are usually less problematic. There is also a greater chance of different opinions and varied contributions. 4.It encourages broader skills of cooperation and negotiation. 5.It promotes learner autonomy by allowing sts to make their own decisions in the group without being told what to do by the teacher. 6.Although we do not wish any individuals in groups to be completely passive nevertheless some sts can choose their level of participation more readily than in a whole-class or pair work situation.
- 13. DISADVANTAGES OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE 1.It is likely to be noisy.Some teachers feel that they lose control., and the whole-class feeling which has been painstakingly built up may dissipate when the class is split into smaller entities. 2.Notall the students enjoy it, since they would prefer to be the focus of the teacher’s attention rather than working with their peers.Sometimes sts find themselves in uncongenial groups and wish the could be somewhere else.